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• The Deeper Dig: Marijuana offenders face clean slates

  07-06-2018 22:35 via vtdigger.org
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• As Challenges Mount, What Does The Future Hold For Vermont State Colleges? dlvr.it/QWXqz5 https://t.co/pJFZ0jLFWR

  07-06-2018 22:01 via twitter.com
  
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  07-06-2018 21:44 via twitter.com
  
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• Louis Meyers, M.D., announces candidacy for Chittenden County state Senate seat

  07-06-2018 18:45 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Dr. Louis MeyersJune 6, 2018
  Contact:Dr. Louis [email protected]
  Dr. Louis Meyers, M.D. announces his candidacy as an Independent for the State Senate, to represent Chittenden County.
  Dr. Meyers began his professional career as a social worker and probation officer. He subsequently went to medical school and has been a board-certified physician for twenty-five years, treating thousands of patients in both primary care and hospital settings and serving in medical l
  
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• Community Kitchen Academy celebrates graduation in Burlington

  07-06-2018 18:32 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Community Kitchen AcademyJune 7, 2018
  Media Contacts:Nicole Whalen, Vermont Foodbankc. 802.505.0123
  Anna McMahon, Chittenden Emergency Food Shelfo. 802.658.7939 ext. 32
  Culinary Students Ready for Employment
  Burlington, VT—The Vermont Foodbank and Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf (CEFS) are excited to announce the 25th graduation ceremony for the Community Kitchen Academy (CKA) program in Burlington.
  Through this intensive culinary job training program, students develop
  
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• 10,000 Maniacs coming to Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center

  07-06-2018 18:27 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Spruce Peak Performing Arts CenterJune 7, 2018
  PRESS CONTACT:Meghan [email protected]
  The Maniacs Are Coming! 10,000 Maniacs in Concert on Thursday, June 28 in Stowe!
  STOWE, VERMONT (June 7, 2018) – One of the most enduring bands from the 80s “alternative rock” movement, the 10,000 Maniacs, bring their 2018 tour to the Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center on Thursday, June 28 at 7pm.
  10,000 Maniacs has a lot in common with James
  
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• VTDigger Minute: Insurance mandate, lottery review, F-35 nuclear capacity

  07-06-2018 18:21 via vtdigger.org
  VTDigger Minute is a weekly news digest from Vermont PBS. Tune in every Wednesday at 6 p.m. and Thursday at 6:30 a.m. to hear about the week’s top stories.
  This week on the Minute:
  Scott signs individual mandate health insurance bill
  Gov. Phil Scott has signed a bill mandating that Vermonters purchase health insurance as of 2020. The policy responds to a federal change that allows people to stay uninsured. Vermont lawmakers still have to decide how to enforce the mandate.
  Lottery dir
  
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• Proctor Maple Research Center’s new technology improves productivity

  07-06-2018 18:11 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — University of VermontJune 7, 2018
  Contact:Jeff Wakefield(802) [email protected]
  Proctor’s Latest Maple Innovation? Weekends Off.Technology, Ingenuity Helped Center Double Productivity in 2018 Maple Season, Set Industry Standard
  Like most sugarmakers, Brian Stowe was used to working without a break from the start of the maple sugaring season in early spring to its bitter end in mid- to late April.
  “If you had dental or medical issues, taxes, anythi
  
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• Five new exhibits to open at Brattleboro Museum & Art Center

  07-06-2018 16:40 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Brattleboro Museum & Art CenterJune 6, 2018
  Contact:Erin [email protected], ext. 113
  Five new exhibits to open at Brattleboro Museum & Art Center, June 22Original Drawings by The New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast and more on view through September 24
  BRATTLEBORO, VT — Five new exhibits open at the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (BMAC) on June 22. They include original drawings by The New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast, sculptures by
  
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• Gov. Scott statement on May revenue

  07-06-2018 16:33 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Gov. Phil ScottJune 6, 2018
  Contact:Rebecca [email protected]
  STATEMENT FROM GOVERNOR PHIL SCOTT ON MAY REVENUE
  Montpelier, Vt. – Governor Phil Scott today issued the following statement:
  “According to the Agency of Administration’s May revenue report, issued Tuesday, the State is now expecting even more surplus revenue than was forecasted last month. In addition to the $44 million surplus projected through a consensus forecast la
  
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• Aspenti Health and UVM Health Network partner to combat opioid crisis

  07-06-2018 16:23 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Aspenti HealthJune 6, 2018
  Contact:Nicole [email protected](802) 324-0029
  Annie [email protected](802) 847-2886
  The University of Vermont Health Network Partners with Aspenti Health to Battle Opioid Crisis and Invest in Local Communities
  South Burlington, VT – June 6, 2018— The University of Vermont Health Network and Aspenti Health, a South Burlington-based diagnostic clinical drug testing lab, have begun the process of sending al
  
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• Red Hen Baking Company to receive Ally of Accessibility Award

  07-06-2018 16:16 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont Center for Independent LivingJune 5, 2018
  Contact:Sarah Launderville802-224-1817 (w)
  Red Hen Bakery Excels at Access
  On June 8, the Vermont Center for Independent Living will present an Ally of Accessibility Award at a Middlesex business. The award is going to Red Hen Baking Company owners Eliza Cain and Randy George, as well as the former owners of the Red Hen building, Donny and Lise Wexler of Strider Development.
  Red Hen is not only a bakery and café but a
  
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• Green Mountain Habitat for Humanity and Efficiency Vermont to build Essex Junction homes

  07-06-2018 16:09 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Green Mountain Habitat for HumanityJune 6, 2018
  Contact:Green Mountain Habitat for Humanity ContactCatherine [email protected]
  Efficiency Vermont ContactJeff [email protected]
  Green Mountain Habitat for Humanity partners with Efficiency Vermont to build energy-saving homes in Essex Junction
  June 6, 2018 – Essex Junction, VT – Green Mountain Habitat for Humanity recently completed its first project in Essex Junction: a t
  
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• Red Cross offers CPR and AED training

  07-06-2018 15:55 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — American Red CrossJune 6, 2018
  Media contact:Lloyd Ziel603-540-0788-cl/txt
  Every Second Counts in Sudden Cardiac ArrestRed Cross CPR/AED training provides people with the skills and confidence to act in an emergency and save lives
  CONCORD, NH / BURLINGTON, VT – Wednesday, June 6, 2018 – June 1-7 is designated as National CPR and AED Awareness Week. The American Red Cross, along with other National Cardiac Arrest Collaborative members, is stressing that every seco
  
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• National Grid and NG Advantage report successful winter peaking project

  07-06-2018 15:47 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — NG AdvantageJune 6, 2018
  MEDIA CONTACT:Claudia Ashton(802) [email protected]
  NATIONAL GRID ACHIEVES SUCCESSFUL WINTER PEAKING PROJECT IN NORTHEAST WITH SUPPORT FROM NG ADVANTAGEFrigid Temperatures and Winter Storms Sparked Demand Across Northeast − NG Advantage Provided Safe and Reliable CNG Service in New York
  COLCHESTER, VT – NG Advantage, the pioneer in virtual pipeline CNG service, which is majority-owned by Clean Energy Fuels (NASDAQ:CLNE), suc
  
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• Two privately run prisons in running to replace Camp Hill

  07-06-2018 03:48 via vtdigger.org
  Laurel Harry, superintendent of the Pennsylvania state prison at Camp Hill, gives VTDigger a tour of the facility. Vermont inmates soon will be housed there. Photo by Jasper Craven/VTDigger
  More than 250 Vermont prison inmates who have spent a troubled year in a Pennsylvania state prison appear likely to be moved to either Rhode Island or Mississippi by fall, according to a letter signed by Vermont Corrections Commissioner Lisa Menard.
  Neither Menard nor Deputy Corrections Commissioner Mike Touc
  
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• Scott says he’ll veto bill that avoids shutdown unless Senate makes changes

  07-06-2018 03:09 via vtdigger.org
  Gov. Phil Scott said he cannot support the version of a state budget bill the House passed earlier this week at a press conference Wednesday in Woodstock. Photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDigger
  With the budget deadline just over three weeks away, a spending bill that would prevent a government shutdown could arrive on Gov. Phil Scott’s desk as soon as this week. But the governor said Wednesday he will veto the proposal unless it sees a major change in the Senate.Sen. Tim Ashe, D/P-Chittenden,
  
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• Charged with murder, Orleans man now faces federal charges in fraud scheme

  07-06-2018 02:50 via vtdigger.org
  Randall Swartz pleaded not guilty on Monday to a charge of second degree murder in Orleans Superior Court in Newport. Photo by Ellen Bartlett/VTDigger
  Two days after he was arraigned on a charge of second-degree murder for the fatal shooting of his wife in their Orleans home, Randall Swartz now faces federal charges for a scheme to defraud his former employer of hundreds of thousands of dollars.The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday that a federal grand jury in Rutland had indicted
  
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• Vermont ACLU shining spotlight on county prosecutor candidates

  07-06-2018 02:14 via vtdigger.org
  Washington County State’s Attorney Rory Thibault. File photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger
  The Vermont chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union says it is putting a focus on the elected county prosecutor positions in the state this election season as a new poll conducted for the organization shows wide support for criminal justice reforms.
  The Vermont ACLU this week sent out a roughly 20-question survey to all current candidates for state’s attorneys running for office this year in
  
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• Burlington City Council moves forward on Champlain Parkway

  07-06-2018 01:41 via vtdigger.org
  Mayor Miro Weinberger on the city council Champlain Parkway bus tour last month. Photo by Elizabeth Gribkoff/VTDigger
  BURLINGTON — Orange cones blocking off sections of Pine Street and cars maneuvering around open pavement foreshadow the long-awaited start to construction next year of a roadway connecting I-89 and Route 7.
  The City Council adopted a resolution Monday night to move forward on the Champlain Parkway, a $30 million federal project that had been on the drawing boards since 1965
  
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• Margolis: Democrats learned from Bernie, and may be beating him at his own game

  07-06-2018 01:38 via vtdigger.org
  Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., outside the U.S. Capitol. File photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDigger
  Editor’s note: Jon Margolis is VTDigger’s political columnist
  Not a bad day for Democrats in Tuesday’s primaries around the country. Though there are still votes to be counted in California, the state’s bizarre “jungle primary” apparently did not end up freezing out their candidates in any of the seven Republican-held Congressional districts Democrats hope to win in N
  
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• Don Mayer: $15 minimum wage is good for business

  07-06-2018 01:05 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Don Mayer, who is the CEO and Top Dog at Small Dog Electronics, which has locations in Waitsfield, South Burlington, and Key West, Florida.
  The Vermont Legislature recently passed a measure to increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2024. As a Vermont business owner, I believe this is sound policy and should not have been vetoed by Gov. Phil Scott.
  Many families now work multiple jobs and are still not able to meet the basic needs of shelter, food,
  
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• Jerry Elmer: An historic energy day

  07-06-2018 01:00 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Jerry Elmer, who is a senior attorney at Conservation Law Foundation. 
  April 21, 2018, was an historic date for the New England power grid: It was the first time that midday peak energy demand from the power grid was lower than at the lowest point overnight. The reason for this historic first is the effectiveness of energy efficiency and the combined output of 130,000 small, medium and large solar installations in New England.
  This first-ever event
  
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• State employees spread out, telecommute, make do, following National Life fire

  07-06-2018 00:55 via vtdigger.org
  Fire damage on the third floor of the National Life Group Davis Building.
  The agencies of Natural Resources and Transportation have been working to relocate their employees, after Saturday’s fire at the National Life Insurance complex left hundreds of state employees without a place to work.
  Offices on the east side of the Davis Building, from the basement to the fourth floor, were affected by the fire, National Life said, but most of the offices on each floor were left untouched.Of the 23
  
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• Bernie Sanders: Saving the environment and saving money

  07-06-2018 00:55 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, an independent.
  As a nation, Vermonters are ahead of the curve when it comes to energy efficiency and renewable energy. While many Vermonters have already taken steps to protect the environment and save money on their fuel bills, many others are considering installing solar panels, heat pumps, clean wood heat, geothermal energy, or making their homes and businesses more energy efficient.
  There are many pro-environment and pr
  
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• Burlington releases wastewater into Lake Champlain, twice

  07-06-2018 00:19 via vtdigger.org
  Several Burlington area beaches were closed over the weekend because of a discharge of partially treated wastewater. File photo by Cate Chant/VTDigger
  BURLINGTON — A combination of heavy rain and problems with sewage-digesting microbes at Burlington’s main sewage treatment plant was the cause of two almost back-to-back releases that spilled nearly 2 million gallons of partially-treated wastewater into Lake Champlain.
  The first release, early Saturday morning, spilled 700,000 gallons
  
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• Burlington orders close of two beaches after wastewater releases

  07-06-2018 00:19 via vtdigger.org
  Several Burlington area beaches were closed over the weekend because of a discharge of partially treated wastewater. File photo by Cate Chant/VTDigger
  BURLINGTON — A combination of heavy rain and problems with sewage-digesting microbes at Burlington’s main sewage treatment plant was the cause of two almost back-to-back releases that spilled nearly 2 million gallons of partially-treated wastewater into Lake Champlain.
  The first release, early Saturday morning, spilled 700,000 gallons
  
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